tiger dance mask

Painted papier mache mask over a twig frame. Fur decoration, cloth lined with thorn teeth.

These wooden masks from Guerro are used in the Tiger Dance – a dramatisation of a hunt for the tiger. The masks are painted yellow & black, and often incorporate feathers, tusks, fur and other natural items. Masked dancers also wear matching costumes. There are several other masked characters –the workers, the boss, a doctor, deer, hawks and comic figures. A dance master plays the drum and flute

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.1999.1470
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 450 x 320 x 170 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper; textile; fur; paint; vegetable fibre
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
LOCATION
Hands on Base > Display > Case 16
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